Royal fans in Tri-State Area excited for King Charles III's coronation
NEW YORK -- Royal fans in the Tri-State Area are feeling the excitement ahead of King Charles III's coronation Saturday.
As London gears up for the big event, the festivities are even in full swing across the pond in the West Village.
"I think it's just a part of history. I mean, this might be the only one that we get to see," royal fan Erin Webster said.
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Jennifer Myers family runs the British grocery store Myers of Keswick.
"Today, it's been mayhem in the shop," she said Friday.
A cut-out of King Charles greeted customers who lined up.
"They are having parties, so they want sausage rolls, scotch eggs, and then they just want jam, beans," Myers said.
Others will be watching for the fashion.
"You know, what I like looking at is the style, what people are wearing, and how are they going to dress Camilla," royal fan Alice Carey said.
A British restaurant in Greenwich Village will open early Saturday morning.
Tea & Sympathy is preparing traditional food as people are expected to gather there to watch the king's coronation.
King Charles will be crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry.
"We have live music. We have drag queens coming to join us, so it will be a big celebration. We'll have a viewing, and people will be able to sit and enjoy their tea ... We're doing mimosas and little champagne cocktails," employee Audrey Kavanagh-Dowsett said.
Fans can also enjoy some of King Charles' favorite foods and desserts in honor of Coronation Day.
One Connecticut woman, meanwhile, traveled all the way to London for the occasion.
Donna Werner, who calls herself a royal superfan, is among the many people who have been camping out for days for a front seat to the coronation.
"There's been 62 monarchs crowned at Westminster Abbey, and I mean, for me to be able to see the next one is just, it just means so much to me," she said.
Werner says she has traveled to London for other special occasions, including the royal weddings.
Back in New York, the coronation will be live-streamed at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall. Doors will open at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, and the ceremony begins at 6 a.m.
You can watch the coronation of King Charles on CBS2 and streaming on CBS News New York. Our coverage begins at 5 a.m. Saturday.
